CBS names Colbert as Letterman replacement — CBS moved quickly to replace David Letterman after the late-night host announced his retirement last week. Confirming speculation, Stephen Colbert, of Comedy Central's Colbert Report, will take over the Late Show sometime next year.

King may switch sides and join the Republicans after midterms — Sen. Angus King (I-Maine), who caucuses with the Democrats, will decide after the midterm elections whether to switch sides and join the Republicans. — He is leaving open the possibility of aligning himself with the GOP if control of the upper chamber changes hands.

Democrats' revolting equal-pay demagoguery — Here's a radical notion: It is simultaneously possible to believe that women are entitled to equal pay and to not support the Paycheck Fairness Act. — Not thatx you'd know it from the rhetoric President Obama and fellow Democrat are happily flinging …

Eric Holder strays from planned remarks — Attorney General Eric Holder strayed from prepared remarks to slam the way he was “treated” by a House committee the day before, calling it evidence of “ugly and divisive” civil rights challenges facing him and President Barack Obama

Glenn Greenwald Is Coming To America — For the first time since his reporting on the National Security Agency's global surveillance programs made Edward Snowden a household name, Glenn Greenwald plans to return to the United States. — Greenwald, who lives in Rio de Janeiro …

The Fortune interview: Rupert Murdoch — Defending a newspaper empire amid scandal, splitting a global media conglomerate into two public companies, enduring a high-profile divorce, and struggling to repair frayed relationships with grown children — it's been a trying few years for Rupert Murdoch.

Round two in GOP face-off with ex-IRS official Lois Lerner — House Republicans are preparing for round two in their faceoff with Lois Lerner, readying a vote to hold the former IRS official in contempt of Congress. — If approved by the full House as expected, it will be the first time the House …

Could America Become Mississippi? — The country's demographic trends could lead to racially polarized electorates akin to the Deep South. — Does a dramatic change in your social environment make you more conservative, and if so, what kind of change would it take? — JAMELLE BOUIE

Pence talks of his 2016 options — INDIANAPOLIS - The swirl of 2016 national ticket talk surrounding Gov. Mike Pence has intensified over the past few weeks. We know it's a scenario the first-term Republican hasn't spent so much as a minute pondering, though he is now acknowleding …

Retiring the A-10 Early Puts Troops' Lives at Risk — When we send our troops into harm's way, we have a solemn obligation to ensure they have the very best support possible so they can accomplish their missions and return home safely. — This is certainly true when it comes to close air support …

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